CHIME! Looking for Gently Used Instruments for Low Income Valley View Students
The new not-for-profit is looking for instruments for Valley View School District 365U students who wouldn't be able to participate in band otherwise.
CHIME! looking for gently used instruments for low income VVSD students CHIME!, a new not-for-profit organization, is launching an effort to collect used instruments so that children in Valley View School District 365U who might not otherwise be able to afford participation in band will be able to do so. “If you, or someone you know, has an instrument that is no longer needed, this is a great way to help our children," said Aimee Rupsis, director of bands for Bolingbrook High School. Because this is the first year of operation for CHIME! (Children Having Instruments for Music Education) the group’s instrument closet is empty. The number of low-income children served by CHIME! depends solely on the number of instruments that are donated. …
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